NASA 50 amp hour nickel cadmium battery waste heat determination

Mueller, V. C.

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NASA 50 amp hour nickel cadmium battery waste heat determination

Mueller, V. C.

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A process for determining the waste heat generated in a 50-ampere-hour, nickel cadmium battery as a function of the discharge rate is described and results are discussed. The technique involved is essentially calibration of the battery as a heat transfer rate calorimeter. The tests are run at three different levels of battery activity, one at 40-watts of waste heat generated, one at 60, and one at 100. Battery inefficiency ranges from 14 to 18 percent at discharge rates of 284 to 588 watts, respectively and top-of-cell temperatures of 20 C.

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Mueller, V. C.. 1980-04-01. NASA 50 amp hour nickel cadmium battery waste heat determination. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19800012358

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